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MA Management and Organisational Dynamics
Essex Business School
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Course Summary
- Type: MSc
- Location: Essex
- Duration: 12 Months
- Deadline: Ongoing
Course Description
About the courseThe contemporary organisation is characterised by complexity and change. Our unique MA Management and Organisational Dynamics, offered jointly by Essex Business School and our Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, aims to equip you with powerful tools to support your development as a future leader, manager, organisational consultant, researcher or executive coach.
Drawing upon both critical management theory and the developing field of systems-psychodynamics, our innovative course will be of particular interest to anyone who wishes to understand the complex processes that impact on change in organisations. The integrated approach provides a deep analysis of the way organisations function, the nature of leadership and the way organisational structure and dynamics contribute to the operation of groups and systems.
On this course, learning is through taught and experiential elements, providing a platform for both further academic study and creative intervention in organisations. There are five taught modules, including an organisational observation and a residential group relations event. Those who are new to psychoanalytic approaches are required to attend a short pre-sessional course on Freud.
Course structure
Joint Seminar in Psychoanalysis and Management
Ma Dissertation
Management in Organisations
Management Psychology
Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations
Psychoanalytic Theory
Learning and assessment
Your postgraduate study at Essex gives you an opportunity to develop your own ideas and interests, and to engage with thinking at the leading edge of your subject, as part of the research community in our Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, and our wider academic and professional community.
As you are studying a non-science subject, then your teaching mainly takes the form of lectures and classes.
Your assessment is a combination of written coursework, end-of-term tests, practical and laboratory work (where appropriate) and end-of-year exams. During the summer, you will work on a dissertation or individual project included in your final grade.
Career destinations
Our graduates go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, or psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Many of our students are already professionals, clinical and non-clinical, so return to their existing fields, either in jobs or further training, and use study with us to deepen their understanding of their work.
Your employability and Essex
A postgraduate qualification is a major achievement and greatly valued by employers. Recent surveys show that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level and less likely to be unemployed. For some jobs a postgraduate qualification may be essential, for others it offers a competitive edge. Our graduates go into a variety of jobs, where the key employability skills and knowledge they have gained through postgraduate study are put to good use.
If you achieve your Masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree and many who graduate from Essex choose to stay here for research study. Some of our Masters may be taken as the first part of an Integrated PhD, leading to your PhD after a further three years of full-time study.
Support for postgraduates
Our University has a range of support services designed to help you to achieve your full potential and get the most out of your studies. These form a co-ordinated network of support, and are an important part of your overall student experience at Essex.
Our staff operate an 'open door' policy so are available to discuss any concerns with you throughout the year.
Research study opportunities
Within our Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, we offer supervision for a number of research degrees, including PhD, professional doctorates and MA by dissertation.
Our research and teaching is deeply grounded in knowledge deriving from clinical practice, to which our highest standards of academic thinking are then applied. Most of our graduates are already professionals, clinical and non-clinical, so return to their existing fields, either in jobs or further training after studying with us.
Entry requirements
Our applicants should have a good first degree (First or Upper Second Class) or an equivalent professional qualification, plus a sample of written work demonstrating academic ability. Applicants without such qualifications, who can otherwise demonstrate relevant experience and academic ability, will also be considered.
If English is not your first language, then we require IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition Fees
Home/UK students £9,000
Overseas students £13,950
Scholarship opportunities
Please see our Student Finance web pages for up-to-date information about the scholarships available to Essex Business School students.
